Post-traumatic lymphangioma of the forearm in a young adult male
M. Guruswamy, R. S. Ahluwalia and V. Shiv Shanker
Department of Orthopaedics, Colchester General Hospital,
Colchester, Essex, UK
Corresponding address:
M. Guruswamy, Senior House Officer,
Department of Orthopaedics,
Colchester General Hospital,
Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL, UK.
E-mail: dr_mugu8@yahoo.co.uk
Lymphangioma resulting from trauma has rarely been described in
the upper limb. Following direct blunt trauma it has previously
been reported in the head and neck region as well as the
abdomen. We report a rare case of post-traumatic soft tissue
cystic swelling within the flexor aspect of the forearm, which
was shown to be a lymphangioma. We describe the clinical
features, MRI findings, and surgical treatment of this lesion.
Key words
Lymphangioma; trauma; forearm.
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